performances

There is, it’s fair to say, nothing more important to the movies than actors.The right performance can tip a film into the realm of greatness; a bad one can doom an otherwise promising project to mediocrity or ridicule.What would There Will Be Blood be without Daniel Day-Lewis at its centre? Would The Godfather still sparkle without Al Pacino and Marlon Brando? These are not questions anyone is keen to know the answer to. The best performances are irreplaceable; they are key to the very essence of cinema.But what happens…

Good Girl Jane is a gritty character study from writer and director Sarah Elizabeth Mintz that expands on her 2017 short film of the same name, which took an equally unflinching look at life on the fringes. In the feature-length version, she carries the themes over through the use of handheld digital cameras, which capture every intimate moment of Rain Spencer in the title role. In many ways, the film feels formulaic in its use of dramatic obstacles and conventional resolutions, while Mintz uses her camera to observe…

Clayton will perform the role of Professor Harold Hill alongside Sutton Foster, in all performances of Meredith Willson's musical comedy from June 14-21, as per The Hollywood ReporterHugh Jackman. Pic/AFPActor Hugh Jackman has tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time. The actor is set to miss the performances in 'The Music Man' with actor Max Clayton scheduled to perform as the standby.Clayton will perform the role of Professor Harold Hill alongside Sutton Foster, in all performances of Meredith Willson's musical…

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Even the best of us sometimes make mistakes – they just don’t end up being watched by millions of people worldwide.For actors, however, life is a never-ending series of criticisms. A bad movie performance can live on in infamy just as long as a great one, and no actor is immune.Whether it’s veteran legends like Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro, or stars at the peak of their powers like Leonardo DiCaprio or Tom Hardy, even the very best actors have proved themselves capable of truly terrible turns.Sometimes these performances…

20 Hidden Figures (2016)A rare unsympathetic outing for Kirsten Dunst in this much-loved true-life biographical drama about the African American female mathematicians at Nasa in the 60s, whose work was vital in getting the US into space. Dunst plays the white supervisor, Mrs Mitchell, who is coldly and blandly racist towards the women, and the role plays on her ability to project hostility.19 Mona Lisa Smile (2003)A smugly reactionary married student … Kirsten Dunst and Jordan Bridges in Mona Lisa Smile. Photograph:…